Self-employed, male (% of male employment) in Paraguay
Paraguay: Self-employed, male (% of male employment) was 41.4% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Self-employed, male (% of male employment) in Paraguay, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
In 2025, self-employed, male (% of male employment) in Paraguay stood at 41.4%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.8% on the previous year and down 4.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, self-employed, male (% of male employment) in Paraguay peaked at 58.0% in 1991 and was at its lowest, 41.3%, in 2017.
Paraguay ranks 77th of 187 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Self-employed, male (% of male employment) in Paraguay, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 58.0% | — |
| 1992 | 58.0% | -0.1% |
| 1993 | 57.8% | -0.2% |
| 1994 | 57.7% | -0.2% |
| 1995 | 57.4% | -0.4% |
| 1996 | 57.3% | -0.2% |
| 1997 | 57.2% | -0.2% |
| 1998 | 57.1% | -0.1% |
| 1999 | 57.0% | -0.2% |
| 2000 | 57.1% | +0.2% |
| 2001 | 57.3% | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 57.4% | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 55.1% | -4.0% |
| 2004 | 55.8% | +1.3% |
| 2005 | 54.0% | -3.2% |
| 2006 | 52.8% | -2.2% |
| 2007 | 50.0% | -5.3% |
| 2008 | 47.3% | -5.5% |
| 2009 | 50.2% | +6.1% |
| 2010 | 46.4% | -7.5% |
| 2011 | 45.8% | -1.2% |
| 2012 | 45.7% | -0.3% |
| 2013 | 44.6% | -2.4% |
| 2014 | 42.9% | -3.6% |
| 2015 | 43.4% | +1.0% |
| 2016 | 43.6% | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 41.3% | -5.3% |
| 2018 | 42.4% | +2.8% |
| 2019 | 42.9% | +1.2% |
| 2020 | 45.7% | +6.4% |
| 2021 | 43.5% | -4.9% |
| 2022 | 41.7% | -4.2% |
| 2023 | 41.4% | -0.6% |
| 2024 | 41.8% | +0.8% |
| 2025 | 41.4% | -0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 57.5% | 57.0% | 58.0% | 9 |
| 2000s | 53.7% | 47.3% | 57.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 43.9% | 41.3% | 46.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 42.6% | 41.4% | 45.7% | 6 |
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More work & labour data for Paraguay
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- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth -0.2175 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth -0.2425 % change on previous year (2100)
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- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 9,048 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is self-employed, male (% of male employment) in Paraguay?
- Self-employed, male (% of male employment) in Paraguay was 41.4% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest self-employed, male (% of male employment) recorded in Paraguay?
- The highest recorded value was 58.0% in 1991.
- What is the lowest self-employed, male (% of male employment) recorded in Paraguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 41.3% in 2017.
- How does Paraguay rank for self-employed, male (% of male employment)?
- Paraguay ranks 77th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is self-employed, male (% of male employment) rising or falling in Paraguay?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Paraguay data come from?
- The figures come from ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as part of Self-employed, male (% of male employment) (modeled ILO estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Self-employed workers are those workers who, working on their own account or with one or a few partners or in cooperative, hold the type of jobs defined as a "self-employment jobs." i.e. jobs where the remuneration is directly dependent upon the profits derived from the goods and services produced. Self-employed workers include sub-categories of employers, own-account workers and members of producers' cooperatives and contributing family workers.